Ohio State University, Nova Southeastern University and Williams College claimed the top spots in the preseason USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, II and III Collegiate Rowing Polls.

Ohio State earned 13 first-place votes to top the preseason Division I team rankings. The University of California, Berkeley received two first-place votes to rank second, while the University of Virginia took the No. 3 spot in the poll and earned 10 first-place votes. The University of Washington and Princeton University rounded out the top five.

Nova Southeastern University received five first place votes to lead the Division II preseason poll. Barry University and Western Washington University took the No. 2 and No. 3 spots in the poll.

In the Division III poll, Williams College earned eight first place votes to earn the No. 1 spot. William Smith College finished took the No. 2 spot and Trinity College and Bates College tied for No. 3, with Trinity earning two first-place votes.

Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings

Rank

Team (First Place Votes)

Votes

1.

Ohio State University (13)

460

2.

University of California, Berkeley (2)

459

3.

University of Virginia (10)

452

4.

University of Washington

371

5.

Princeton University

360

6.

University of Southern California

358

7.

Yale University

347

8.

University of Notre Dam

324

9.

Brown University

272

10.

University of California, Los Angeles

271

11.

Harvard University

257

12.

University of Michigan

254

13.

Stanford University

244

14.

Washington State University

151

15.

University of Wisconsin

127

16.

University of Louisville

110

17.

Cornell University

108

18.

Clemson University

103

19.

Syracuse University

91

20.

Duke University

28

Other Receiving Votes: Michigan State University 22, University of Oklahoma 21, Columbia University 17, Dartmouth University 12, Gonzaga University 6, University of Minnesota 5, Boston University 4, University of Kansas 4, University of Pennsylvania 3, Oregon State University 3, University of Texas 3, United States Naval Academy 2 and University of Miami 1.

Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings

Rank

Team (First Place Votes)

Votes

1.

Nova Southern University (5)

200

2.

Barry University

171

3.

Western Washington University

149

4.

University of California, San Diego

104

5.

University of Central Oklahoma

98

6.

Humboldt State University

85

7.

Mercyhurst University

64

T-8.

Philadelphia University

12

T-8.

Florida Institute of Technology

12

10.

Seattle Pacific University

5

Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings

Rank

Team (First Place Votes)

Votes

1.

Williams College (8)

146

2.

William Smith College

131

T-3.

Trinity College (2)

130

T-3.

Bates College

130

5.

Wellesley College

96

6.

Ithaca College

86

7.

Washington College

80

8.

Wesleyan University

78

9.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

62

10.

Marietta College

49

11.

St. Lawrence University

42

12.

University of Rochester

41

13.

Smith College

38

14.

University of Puget Sound

36

15.

Tufts University

15

Other Receiving Votes: United States Coast Guard Academy 14, Rochester Institute of Technology 13, Lewis and Clark College 6, Colby College 3, Simmons College 3 and Hamilton College 1.